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  • Whenever I dozed I dreamt of horrible phantasms, of the death of the curate, or of sumptuous dinners; but, asleep or awake,

    The War of the Worlds Herbert George 2006

  • After I checked in with the hired guards to ensure they were both awake,

    Ms Longshot Kurtz, Sylvie 2005

  • Thy dead soldiers 'sleep shall no drum-beat awake,

    The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 1, October, 1884 Various

  • And when amid their thoughtless mirth harsh feelings might awake,

    The Poetical Works of Mrs. Leprohon

  • Plus if I'm in as bad shape as it feels like I am, there's a good chance that I'll be unconscious a lot of the time -- and when I am awake,

    Hostage A Terran Empire story Ann Wilson

  • "I wonder," Helen said, speaking as if she were not quite awake,

    Moor Fires 1914

  • With a sudden start Pepsy sat up on the rock, wide awake,

    Pee-Wee Harris Percy Keese Fitzhugh 1913

  • Tuesday I was up at sunrise, and my few preparations were soon completed, and before any one was awake,

    A Confederate girl's diary, 1913

  • Still are thy pleasant voices, thy nightingales awake,

    The Lyric An Essay John Drinkwater 1909

  • "Look at the clock?" he said, staring round in a drowsy manner, and speaking over his hand, and then, getting more fully awake,

    The Invisible Man 1906

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